I bought a bottle of the TV Macadamia Nut liqueur. I ended up mixing two ounces with very cold club soda, and drank the bottle over a couple of weeks. Different but good. Seemed too sweet to combine with much else.

Having a supply of Mac nut liqueur, I've read this post several times, and decided it was time to contribute. I wanted a drink that would feature the subtle nuttiness do macadamia nuts, without the cloying sweetness of many Mac nut drinks. I decided to play off the Classic Mai Tai recipe, and then we went one step further by taking our homemade orgeat recipe and making a batch with Mac nuts. You probably have to be a crazy person to make your own macadamia nut syrup, but what's tiki without a little crazy?

Bring sugar and water to boil, stirring until sugar dissolved. Meanwhile, pulverize the Mac nuts in food processor, but don't grind too finely or they will become Mac nut butter. Once mixture is boiling, stir in pulverized nuts and simmer on medium heat until the mixture returns to a boil. Turn off heat and cover. Let stand for at least three hours, up to twelve hours. Pour through a fine mesh sieve, tamping solids. Don't you dare waste those solids!! Make a Mac nut cake, or cheesecake, or eat on twinkles, but don't throw away candied Mac nuts! Add rum and orange extract to syrup and store in refrigerator for up to one month.

Spent a few days in Japantown in San Francisco with the missus and came across a small Hawaiian shop. We ended up with a glow-in-the-dark ukulele and a bottle of this:

They also had a guava syrup - both it and the macadamia nut are made with sugar. There's also a lilikoi syrup that is made with honey instead of sugar.

I used it in place of the macadamia nut liqueur and simple syrup to make a Prince Kuhio. Upon seeing how thick it was I only went with a .25 oz. pour - thank god I did because it was still a bit strong. Very tasty stuff, though a little goes a long way.

I put that in practically everything. Our "house drink" right now is a mug half full of ice, then 2/3 Sprite or 7-Up, 1/3 pineapple juice, then a splash of your rum of choice and a splash of macadamia nut liqueur. We don't go heavy on the booze... just enough to add flavour.